Sunday, March 30, 2014

AFL Power Rankings: Round 2 2014

RISING UPAfter they finished 5th on the actual ladder in
2013, many observers thought that Port Adelaide would fall back down in 2014,
and given where the Power were in my rankings, I agreed with them. But instead
Port Adelaide has improved more than almost any other team so far, handily
beating fellow middle-rung teams Carlton and Adelaide. As a result, the ranking
system now rates them as a top eight team as well.

FALLING DOWN

The Showdown result was less kind to Port’s cross-town
rivals, the Adelaide Crows. The Crows’ nine goal loss has them dropping from 6th
to 9th.

ALSO OF NOTE

We now have a new #1 team in the Fremantle Dockers. The
Dockers really picked up steam in the closing stages of 2013, and have
continued that form into the early stages of 2014. We also have a new
bottom-ranked team, with Melbourne taking over that position from the much-improved
GWS Giants.